ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,397,688, issued on Aug. 26, was assigned to DAS Co. LTD. (Gyeongju-si, South Korea).
"Continuous recliner of vehicle seats" was invented by Jae Geun Jo (Ulsan, South Korea) and Chang Gi Lee (Ulsan, South Korea).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Provided is a continuous recliner for vehicle seats, in which an internal gear and a cover plate are fixed to each other, and the cover plate is welded to a cushion bracket. A heat transfer path is lengthened to prevent deterioration in the surface roughness of sliding friction parts, thereby reducing the operating force and operating noise of the recliner."
The patent was filed on Jan. 12, 2023, und...